On Thu, 2019 Dec 19 00:16-05:00, Bruno Haible wrote:
> Hi Daniel,
>
> In <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2015-10/msg00020.html>
> you submitted this patch, which Paul committed on 2016-08-18:
>
> > Also, iconv_open() on
> > z/OS does not recognize "ISO-8859-1", but "ISO8859-1" works.
>
> [...]
>
> This part is not right. The approach we take regarding charset/encoding
> aliases is that
> - locale_charset() produces canonicalized charset names
> (see localcharset.h for the precise list, e.g. "UTF-8" not "UTF8",
> "ISO-8859-1" not "ISO8859-1", "CP1252" not "WINDOWS-1252", etc.),
> - glibc is known to support these canonicalized charset names,
> - All functions are supposed to receive canonical, not system-dependent
> charset names.
Understood.
> In particular, the gnulib iconv_open module is supposed to receive an
> encoding name such as "ISO-8859-1" as argument and, on platforms which
> don't understand it, pass "ISO8859-1" (on whatever the platform likes)
> to the platform's iconv_open() function. The way this is done is by
> adding a gperf-syntax data file to the 'iconv_open' module. To create
> such a file, I would need from you the list of encoding names, as z/OS
> lists them. You can also take lib/iconv_open-aix.gperf as a template.
I've attached a file with the output of "iconv -l". The names appear
consistent with what's in iconv_open-aix.gperf.
> Packages such gettext are passing an encoding name "ISO-8859-1" to
> iconv_open, and the unit test is supposed to verify that this works.
>
> 2019-12-19 Bruno Haible <br...@clisp.org>
>
> iconv tests: Test canonicalized, not system-dependent, encoding names.
> * tests/test-iconv.c (main): Revert part of the 2016-08-17 patch.
So *that's* why test-iconv was breaking for me again :]
--Daniel
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Daniel Richard G. || sk...@iskunk.org
My ASCII-art .sig got a bad case of Times New Roman.
$ iconv -l
Character sets:
37 IBM-037
256 00256
259 00259
273 IBM-273
274 IBM-274
275 IBM-275
277 IBM-277
278 IBM-278
280 IBM-280
281 IBM-281
282 IBM-282
284 IBM-284
285 IBM-285
286 00286
290 IBM-290
293 00293
297 IBM-297
300 IBM-300
301 IBM-301
367 00367
420 IBM-420
421 00421
423 00423
424 IBM-424
425 IBM-425
437 IBM-437
500 IBM-500
720 00720
737 00737
775 00775
803 00803
806 00806
808 IBM-808
813 ISO8859-7
819 ISO8859-1
833 IBM-833
834 IBM-834
835 IBM-835
836 IBM-836
837 IBM-837
838 IBM-838
848 IBM-848
849 00849
850 IBM-850
851 00851
852 IBM-852
853 00853
855 IBM-855
856 IBM-856
857 00857
858 IBM-858
859 IBM-859
860 00860
861 IBM-861
862 IBM-862
863 00863
864 IBM-864
865 00865
866 IBM-866
867 IBM-867
868 00868
869 IBM-869
870 IBM-870
871 IBM-871
872 IBM-872
874 TIS-620
875 IBM-875
876 00876
878 00878
880 IBM-880
891 00891
895 00895
896 00896
897 00897
899 00899
901 IBM-901
902 IBM-902
903 00903
904 IBM-904
905 00905
912 ISO8859-2
913 00913
914 ISO8859-4
915 ISO8859-5
916 ISO8859-8
918 00918
920 ISO8859-9
921 ISO8859-13
922 IBM-922
923 ISO8859-15
924 IBM-924
926 00926
927 IBM-927
928 IBM-928
930 IBM-930
931 00931
932 IBM-eucJC
933 IBM-933
934 00934
935 IBM-935
936 IBM-936
937 IBM-937
938 IBM-938
939 IBM-939
941 00941
942 IBM-942
943 IBM-943
944 00944
946 IBM-946
947 IBM-947
948 IBM-948
949 IBM-949
950 BIG5
951 IBM-951
952 00952
953 00953
954 00954
955 00955
956 IBM-956
957 IBM-957
958 IBM-958
959 IBM-959
960 00960
961 00961
963 00963
964 IBM-eucTW
965 00965
966 00966
970 IBM-eucKR
971 00971
1002 01002
1004 01004
1006 01006
1008 01008
1009 01009
1010 01010
1011 01011
1012 01012
1013 01013
1014 01014
1015 01015
1016 01016
1017 01017
1018 01018
1019 01019
1020 01020
1021 01021
1023 01023
1025 IBM-1025
1026 IBM-1026
1027 IBM-1027
1040 01040
1041 01041
1042 01042
1043 01043
1046 IBM-1046
1047 IBM-1047
1051 01051
1088 IBM-1088
1089 ISO8859-6
1097 01097
1098 01098
1100 01100
1101 01101
1102 01102
1103 01103
1104 01104
1105 01105
1106 01106
1107 01107
1112 IBM-1112
1114 01114
1115 IBM-1115
1122 IBM-1122
1123 IBM-1123
1124 IBM-1124
1125 IBM-1125
1126 IBM-1126
1129 01129
1130 01130
1131 01131
1132 01132
1133 01133
1137 01137
1140 IBM-1140
1141 IBM-1141
1142 IBM-1142
1143 IBM-1143
1144 IBM-1144
1145 IBM-1145
1146 IBM-1146
1147 IBM-1147
1148 IBM-1148
1149 IBM-1149
1153 IBM-1153
1154 IBM-1154
1155 IBM-1155
1156 IBM-1156
1157 IBM-1157
1158 IBM-1158
1159 IBM-1159
1160 IBM-1160
1161 IBM-1161
1162 01162
1163 01163
1164 01164
1165 IBM-1165
1166 01166
1167 01167
1168 01168
1200 01200
1202 01202
1208 UTF-8
1210 01210
1232 01232
1250 IBM-1250
1251 IBM-1251
1252 IBM-1252
1253 IBM-1253
1254 IBM-1254
1255 IBM-1255
1256 IBM-1256
1257 01257
1258 01258
1275 01275
1276 01276
1277 01277
1280 01280
1281 01281
1282 01282
1283 01283
1284 01284
1285 01285
1287 01287
1288 01288
1350 01350
1351 01351
1362 IBM-1362
1363 IBM-1363
1364 IBM-1364
1370 IBM-1370
1371 IBM-1371
1374 01374
1375 01375
1380 IBM-1380
1381 IBM-1381
1382 01382
1383 IBM-eucCN
1385 01385
1386 IBM-1386
1388 IBM-1388
1390 IBM-1390
1391 01391
1392 01392
1399 IBM-1399
4133 04133
4369 04369
4370 04370
4371 04371
4373 04373
4374 04374
4376 04376
4378 04378
4380 04380
4381 04381
4386 04386
4393 04393
4396 IBM-4396
4397 04397
4516 04516
4517 04517
4519 04519
4520 04520
4533 04533
4596 04596
4899 04899
4904 04904
4909 IBM-4909
4929 04929
4930 IBM-4930
4931 04931
4932 04932
4933 IBM-4933
4934 04934
4944 04944
4945 04945
4946 IBM-4946
4947 04947
4948 04948
4949 04949
4951 04951
4952 04952
4953 04953
4954 04954
4955 04955
4956 04956
4957 04957
4958 04958
4959 04959
4960 04960
4961 04961
4962 04962
4963 04963
4964 04964
4965 04965
4966 04966
4967 04967
4970 04970
4971 IBM-4971
4976 04976
4992 04992
4993 04993
5012 05012
5014 05014
5023 05023
5026 IBM-5026
5028 05028
5029 05029
5031 IBM-5031
5033 05033
5035 IBM-5035
5038 05038
5039 05039
5043 05043
5045 05045
5046 05046
5047 05047
5048 05048
5049 05049
5050 05050
5052 ISO-2022-JP
5053 IBM-5053
5054 IBM-5054
5055 IBM-5055
5056 05056
5067 05067
5100 05100
5104 05104
5123 IBM-5123
5137 05137
5142 05142
5143 05143
5210 05210
5211 05211
5346 IBM-5346
5347 IBM-5347
5348 IBM-5348
5349 IBM-5349
5350 IBM-5350
5351 IBM-5351
5352 IBM-5352
5353 05353
5354 05354
5470 05470
5471 05471
5472 05472
5473 05473
5476 05476
5477 05477
5478 05478
5479 05479
5486 05486
5487 05487
5488 IBM-5488
5495 05495
8229 08229
8448 08448
8482 IBM-8482
8492 08492
8493 08493
8612 08612
8629 08629
8692 08692
9025 09025
9026 09026
9027 IBM-9027
9028 09028
9030 09030
9042 09042
9044 IBM-9044
9047 09047
9048 09048
9049 09049
9056 09056
9060 09060
9061 IBM-9061
9064 09064
9066 09066
9088 09088
9089 09089
9122 09122
9124 09124
9125 09125
9127 09127
9131 09131
9139 09139
9142 09142
9144 09144
9145 09145
9146 09146
9163 09163
9238 IBM-9238
9306 09306
9444 09444
9447 09447
9448 09448
9449 09449
9572 09572
9574 09574
9575 09575
9577 09577
9580 09580
12544 12544
12588 12588
12712 IBM-12712
12725 12725
12788 12788
13121 IBM-13121
13124 IBM-13124
13125 13125
13140 13140
13143 13143
13145 13145
13152 13152
13156 13156
13157 13157
13162 13162
13184 13184
13185 13185
13218 13218
13219 13219
13221 13221
13223 13223
13235 13235
13238 13238
13240 13240
13241 13241
13242 13242
13488 UCS-2
13671 13671
13676 13676
16421 16421
16684 IBM-16684
16804 IBM-16804
16821 16821
16884 16884
17221 17221
17240 17240
17248 IBM-17248
17314 17314
17331 17331
17337 17337
17354 17354
17584 17584
20517 20517
20780 20780
20917 20917
20980 20980
21314 21314
21317 21317
21344 21344
21427 21427
21433 21433
21450 21450
21680 21680
24613 24613
24876 24876
24877 24877
25013 25013
25076 25076
25426 25426
25427 25427
25428 25428
25429 25429
25431 25431
25432 25432
25433 25433
25436 25436
25437 25437
25438 25438
25439 25439
25440 25440
25441 25441
25442 25442
25444 25444
25445 25445
25450 25450
25467 25467
25473 25473
25479 25479
25480 25480
25502 25502
25503 25503
25504 25504
25508 25508
25510 25510
25512 25512
25514 25514
25518 25518
25520 25520
25522 25522
25524 25524
25525 25525
25527 25527
25546 25546
25580 25580
25616 25616
25617 25617
25618 25618
25619 25619
25664 25664
25690 25690
25691 25691
28709 IBM-28709
29109 29109
29172 29172
29522 29522
29523 29523
29524 29524
29525 29525
29527 29527
29528 29528
29529 29529
29532 29532
29533 29533
29534 29534
29535 29535
29536 29536
29537 29537
29540 29540
29541 29541
29546 29546
29614 29614
29616 29616
29618 29618
29620 29620
29621 29621
29623 29623
29712 29712
29713 29713
29714 29714
29715 29715
29760 29760
32805 32805
33058 33058
33205 33205
33268 33268
33618 33618
33619 33619
33620 33620
33621 33621
33623 33623
33624 33624
33632 33632
33636 33636
33637 33637
33665 33665
33698 33698
33699 33699
33700 33700
33717 33717
33722 EUCJP
37301 37301
37719 37719
37728 37728
37732 37732
37761 37761
37813 37813
41397 41397
41460 41460
41824 41824
41828 41828
45493 45493
45556 45556
45920 45920
49589 49589
49652 49652
53668 IBM-53668
53685 53685
53748 53748
54189 54189
54191 IBM-54191
54289 54289
61696 61696
61697 61697
61698 61698
61699 61699
61700 61700
61710 61710
61711 61711
61712 61712
61953 61953
61956 61956
62337 62337
62381 62381
62383 IBM-62383
